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STATE OF WISCONSIN 



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DIRECTIONS TO 
CANDIDATES 



FOR 



State Teachers' 
Certificates 



1918-1919 



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P. of D. 
MAY 25 1918 









GENERAL 



Examinations for teachers' state licenses, 
certificates and county superintendents' cer- 
tificates for the years 1918-1919 will be held 
at the Capitol, Madison, Wis., on the follow- 
ing dates: 

August 13, 14, and 15, 1918. 

December 26, 27, and 28, 1918. 

August 14, 15, and 16, 1919. 

December 22, 23, and 24, 1919. 

Special examinations will be held at the 
high school building at La Crosse, Wisconsin, 
July 30, 31, and August 1, 1918, and July 
31, August 1 and 2, 1919. 

Special examinations at other times and 
places may be held during the year if war- 
ranted by the number of applicants. 

Board of Examiners^Professor A. A. Up- 
ham, chairman, Whitewater; Professor H. B. 
Lathrop, Madison; Principal Richard E. 
Krug, Milwaukee. , 

As soon as practicable after the examina- 
tions, the standings of applicants will be re- 
ported to the State Superintendent, and a 
statement giving results will be sent from 
his office to each candidate. Notice of omis- 
sions or apparent errors should be addressed 
to the State Superintendent. 

Stationery. — Stationery needed will be 
furnished by the Board of Examiners. 
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LIMITED AND LIFE CERTIFICATES 

Examinations: Candidates for the limited 
(five year) certificate will be examined in the 
following subjects: reading, orthoepy, spell- 
ing, penmanship, grammar, composition, 
arithmetic, algebra, geography (political and 
physical), history (United States) and civil 
government, physiology and hygiene, agricul- 
ture and rural economics, physics, elemen- 
tary psychology, theory and art of teaching, 
manual of the course of study for common 
schools, American and English literature, 
history (English), libraries (school) cata- 
loguing and use. 

In addition to the requirements for the 
limited certificate, regular candidates for the 
life certificate will be required to take ex- 
amination in pedagogy, in the history of edu- 
cation, and in four other advanced subjects 
to be selected by the candidate, not more 
than two from any one of the following 
groups: 

1. Mathematics: (1) advanced algebra, 

(2) trigonometry, (3) plane and solid geom- 
etry. 

2. Science: (1) advanced physics, (2) 
chemistry, (3) botany, (4) zoology, (5) 
geography. 

3. History: (1) ancient and mediaeval 
history, (2) history of England and modern 
Europe, (3) history of the United States, (4) 
economics. 

4. English: (1) English literature, (2) 
American literature, (3) English language 
(rhetoric and grammar). 

5. Languages: (1) Latin, (2) German, 

(3) French. 

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A minimum standing of 70 and an average 
standing of 8 per cent is required. 

College and normal school graduates from 
courses not fully and fairly equivalent to the 
courses in the Wisconsin state institutions 
(to the graduates of which certificates are 
legally granted) may make special arrange- 
ment with the Board for examination in pre- 
scribed subjects and be credited on their 
college or normal school course for the re- 
maining subjects required of regular candi- 
dates. Eut all such candidates will be re- 
quired to take examinations in psychology, 
pedagogy and history of education unless 
they have had satisfactory instruction in 
these branches in their college or normal 
school course. 

Experience—Moral Character. — To obtain 
the limited certificate, the candidate must 
have taught successfully at least one year. 
To obtain the unlimited certificate he must 
have taught successfully at least two years. 
Satisfactory evidence of moral character and 
successful teaching are required, for which 
the candidate must furnish to the Board 
acceptable references. 

Time Limits. — Candidates for the limited 
certificate will be permitted to begin their 
examination at any regularly appointed ex- 
amination held by the Board of Examiners, 
but must complete it in not more than three 
trials and before the corresponding examina- 
tion in the ensuing year. Candidates hold- 
ing the limited certificate are encouraged 
during the validity of such certificate to be- 
<gin the examination in the additional subjects 
required for the life certificate, at any regu- 
larly appointed examination held by the 
Board of Examiners, but must complete it 
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within two years. Candidates who have 
credit for subjects pursued in the University 
of Wisconsin, or in Wisconsin normal schools 
or colleges, may be excused from examination 
in such subjects, provided the standings re- 
ceived and the character of the courses pur- 
sued are satisfactory to the Board of Exami- 
ners. 

Special Teachers. — Persons applying for 
certificates or other legal qualifications to 
teach in this state may secure licenses to 
teach special subjects such as manual train- 
ing, domestic science, agriculture, commer- 
cial subjects, and music. The requirements 
for a certificate or license to teach these sub- 
jects will be approximately equivalent to the 
requirements for graduation from courses in 
these special subjects in the University or 
the normal schools, including graduation 
from a high school or evidence of qualifica- 
tion in the branches required for a limited 
state certificate. 

Advanced Agriculture. — Examination (in 

August only) in this subject is given under 
six divisions, viz.: 

Botany and farm plant life; 

Soil, crops and seeds; 

Animal life of the farm, including dairy- 
ing; 

Farm mechanics and management; 

Farm physics and chemistry; 

Rural economics. 

A knowledge of the fundamental science 
subjects, such as botany, zoology, physics, 
chemistry, physiology, and physiography, as 
commonly presented in the high school, will 
be of great advantage to the candidate. A 
good knowledge of general science will be 
absolutely essential. 

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Suggestions for Preparation.- — The scope 
of the academic subjects prescribed for these 
certificates may be defined as broadly equiva- 
lent to that covered by courses of approved 
high (Schools; but neither high school stand- 
ings nor county certificates can be accepted 
in lieu of examinations. 

The candidate will be expected to draw 
creditably apparatus and structures described 
in the papers on phvsies and physiology, and 
to present acceptable laboratory notes in 
physics. 

Candidates for examination will notify in 
writing the Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
tion or the Chairman of the Board of Exami- 
ners, four weeks before the dates set for the 
examinations, of the subjects in which they 
wish to be examined. Candidates will not 
be permitted to take any examination in any 
subject for which such notification has not 
been made. 

Advanced Subjects.— The grade of attain- 
ment presupposed for the examinations in 
these subjects is broadly equivalent to that 
of the work ordinarily done in sophomore or 
junior college courses, and the examination 
in each subject will cover, approximately, a 
3 7 ear's work. 

It is not recommended that advanced sub- 
jects should be attempted until the candidate 
has passed in the subjects necessary for the 
limited certificates. 

In connection with the work in advanced 
physics, zoology, botany, chemistry, and 
geography, the candidate will be required to 
present full laboratory and field notes con- 
stituting a genuine record of experiments 
performed or observations made by him and 
duly certified. 

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Unlimited State Certificates and Special 
Licenses on Diplomas. — Graduates of the 
University of Wisconsin who obtain the Uni- 
versity Teachers Certificate and graduates of 
the state normal schools receive a license to 
teach in the public schools, valid for one 
year. Upon the recommendation of the 
Board of Examiners, the State Superintend- 
ent may issue a similar license (1) to gradu- 
ates of state normal schools, outside of Wis- 
consin, whose courses of study are fully and 
fairly equivalent to the courses of study in 
the Wisconsin normal schools, (2) to the 
graduates of colleges and universities other 
than the University of Wisconsin, whose 
courses of study are fully and fairly equiva- 
lent to corresponding courses in the Uni- 
versity of Wisconsin, and (3) under certain 
conditions to graduates of the University of 
Wisconsin who have not obtained the Uni- 
versity teachers certificate. 

The attention of such graduates is directed 
to the following points. 

(a) Instruction in psychology and educa- 
tion equal in amount to two-fifths of the 
student's time for one year is required. This 
amount corresponds to at least twelve cred- 
its as commonly reckoned in western col- 
leges. Evidence that this requirement has 
been met must be furnished by all who apply 
for such licenses on the basis of graduation 
from an institution of higher learning. One- 
fourth of the work presented must be in psy- 
chology and the remainder in education. 

(b) The Board of Examiners does not 
deem it practicable to grant state licenses on 
the basis simply of college and normal school 
diplomas accompanied by catalogues and the 
other usual evidences of the grade of work 
done. It will treat each individual applicant 



on his merits. To this end it urges strict 
observance of the following directions: 

Send to C. P. Gary, State Superintendent, 
Madison, Wis., for the necessary blank forms. 

The applicant should himself fill out the 
application blank and should have the state- 
ment-of-the-work blank filled out by the 
proper officers of the college or normal school 
from which he graduated. When filled out 
these blanks should be returned to the State 
Superintendent. 

Fees. Section 454a. 1. Laws of 1917. 
All persons who apply to the State Board of 
Examiners for a state license on the basis of 
work done in, or graduation from, an insti- 
tution located outside the state of Wiscon- 
sin, shall pay a fee of one dollar for the ex- 
amination of their records, papers and cre- 
dentials. All such persons, before receiving 
a state certificate (which can be granted only 
after two years' successful teaching on a 
license in public schools in Wisconsin), shall 
pay an additional fee of one dollar before a 
state certificate shall be issued. 

2. The fee for the examination of the 
papers by the state Board of Examiners, and 
the fee for the issuance of a state certificate, 
shall be payable to the state superintendent 
of public instruction. 

NOTE: One dollar is charged at the 
time of the examination of the applicant's 
papers, records and credentials, prelimi- 
nary to the issuance of the first state 
license, which, if issued, will be renewed 
without charge at its expiration upon evi- 
dence of successful teaching. A second 
dollar will be required when application 
is made for a state certificate at the close 
of two years of teaching in public schools 



in Wisconsin. Remittance should be made 
by bank draft, express company or post- 
office money order. Personal checks can- 
not be received. 

Hereafter, licenses can be issued for but 
one year, at the close of which testimonials 
of success will be obtained, and if satisfac- 
tory, the license will be renewed for a second 
year. At the end of two years of successful 
teaching, in the public schools of Wisconsin, 
a state certificate may be issued. 

Applicants who are graduates of colleges 
and normal schools having courses of study 
that do not fully meet the above require- 
ments may make up deficiencies by examina- 
tion or by such other method as the Board 
of Examiners may prescribe. Graduation 
from an elementary course in a normal school 
does not qualify the candidate for any of the 
certificates or licenses granted upon recom- 
mendation of the state board of examiners. 

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S CERTIFI- 
CATE 

Candidates will be examined in the sub- 
jects prescribed for the limited state certifi- 
cate, and in addition in school law, and the 
supervision and management of district 
schools. 

"Suggestions for preparation" on p. 7 ap- 
ply also to candidates for the county superin- 
tendents' certificate. 

Candidates for this certificate will be re- 
quired to furnish a thesis embodying an ac- 
count of an original inspection and investi- 
gation of at least two country schools. Both 
the form and the subject matter of this thesis 
will be considered by the examiners. 
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Time Limits. — Candidates will be permit- 
ted to begin their examination at any regu- 
larly appointed examination held by the 
Board of Examiners, but must complete it in 
not more than three trials and before the 
corresponding examination in the ensuing 
year. 

Testimonials of Character. — Applicants 
must furnish to the State Superintendent two 
acceptable references to persons who will 
testify to their character. 

\ T alue of County Superintendent's Certifi- 
cate. — This certificate, together with eight 
months' experience in teaching in the public 
schools of Wisconsin, constitutes a legal 
qualification to hold the office of county su- 
perintendent. It also legally qualifies the 
holder for the principalship of any state 
graded school and is subject to approval by 
the State Superintendent for positions as 
assistant in free high schools where the 
branches to be taught are covered by the 
certificate. 

This is a life certificate limited only as to 
the positions for which it qualifies the holder. 



PROGRAM OF EXAMINATIONS 

First Day. 

9:00 A. M. Arithmetic, physiology, com- 
position, mathematics group. 

2:00 P. M. Common school manual, geog- 
raphy, theory and art of teaching, English 
group. 

Second Day. 

9:00 A. M. Algebra, elementary physics, 
United States history and civics, spelling, 
history group. 

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2: 00 P. M. Grammar, agriculture, library- 
work, special subjects, foreign language 
group. 

Third Day. 

9:00 A. M. English and American litera- 
ture, history of education, science group. 

2:00 P. M. English History, psychology, 
school law and supervision, pedagogy. 

The time for the examination in reading 
and other subjects not given on the program 
will be arranged to suit the convenience of 
the applicant as far as possible. 



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